Jane Smisor Bastien

Jane Smisor Bastien (15 January 1936 – 27 March 2018) was an American author and educator, best known for publishing works on teaching piano methods and techniques. She published more than 500 books that were translated into sixteen languages.

Biography Jane Smisor Bastien was born 15 January 1936. Her mother, Gladys Smisor, was a piano teacher. She attended Stephens College in Missouri where she studied for two years with David Milliken. The Music Teachers National Association awarded her the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999 and the Citation for Leadership in 2018. She died 27 March 2018.